FIKA Fest Coffee Crawl
The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Andersonville Coffee & Hot Cocoa Crawl returns as a part of Fika Fest! Each route invites you to explore specialty offerings that may include coffee, hot cocoa, bakery items, […]
Valentine Portrait Sketches with Joe Kraft
The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us Saturday February 10th as we host our friend (and Understudy muralist) Joe Kraft! Joe is offering live 30-minute sketches of you and your partner (or whoever you want!). […]
Virtue and Grace by Isabella Van Houzen
The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe fall of 1814, Kingston upon Thames. As four best friends ready themselves to court this season, Lady Grace Quimby schemes to attend events dressed as a man in order […]
A Taste of RED with A Red Orchid Theatre
The Understudy 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60640, Chicago, IL, United StatesHang out with our friends from A Red Orchid Theatre on February 13th for the latest installment of their series A Taste of Red. A Red Orchid Theatre invites you […]
Crush(ed) By Maria Arreola
The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United StatesA heartfelt comedy from Chicago playwright Maria Arreola about the embarrassments and excitements of the search for love. In a desperate bid to get her love life in order, Maria […]
For the Lovers Hosted by Georgia Rising
The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United StatesAn exploration of the eight kinds of Greek love through the lens of Black drag performers with music by Black artists. Presenting For the Lovers: an exploration of the 8 […]
Working in the 21st Century: A Conversation with Mark Larson
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, Residents' Dining Hall 800 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, IL, United StatesPLEASE NOTE: This event occurs offsite at the Jane Addams Hull House Museum Join the celebration for the release Mark Larson’s book "Working in the 21st Century" & participate in […]
Legland: An Absurd “Staged” Reading
The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United StatesLegLand creates absurdist, bouffon-inspired devised theatre pieces that parody everything from Greek drama to reality TV to consumer culture We thought we had already found all the great lost works […]
USITT Presents The Stage Rigging Handbook
The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us for this special event on March 4, at The Understudy in Chicago! USITT Executive Director Laura Lee Everett will sit down with co-author Shane Kelly and scenic designer […]
THE LACY PROJECT by Alena Smith
The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Lacy Project directed by Clara Zucker A Snails on a Bike Production Her mother's photographs turned Lacy into an icon of childhood innocence and beauty. Now, on the night […]
THE LACY PROJECT by Alena Smith
The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Lacy Project directed by Clara Zucker A Snails on a Bike Production Her mother's photographs turned Lacy into an icon of childhood innocence and beauty. Now, on the night […]
THE LACY PROJECT by Alena Smith
The Understudy Coffee and Books 5531 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Lacy Project directed by Clara Zucker A Snails on a Bike Production Her mother's photographs turned Lacy into an icon of childhood innocence and beauty. Now, on the night […]